State

State Representative, District 15

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 3
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Texas laws and the state budget in the Texas House of Representatives.

Part of Montgomery County. Open seat: incumbent Steve Toth is not on the general-election ballot.

Candidates Compare by issue

Brad Bailey

Republican

Director of government affairs, Waste Connections

The gist

Pledges to cut property taxes every legislative session.
Opposes efforts to defund police.
Supports implementing and expanding Texas's school choice program.
Supports improving insurance and disaster response.
Opposes amnesty; supports enforcing immigration laws.

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Pledges to cut property taxes every legislative session.
Brad Bailey campaign
Campaign website · bradbaileycampaign.com
“Brad will continue to cut property taxes each legislative session.”
Opposes efforts to defund police.
Brad Bailey campaign
Campaign website · bradbaileycampaign.com
“Brad Bailey will shut down all liberal efforts to defund police and release dangerous criminals.”
Supports implementing and expanding Texas's school choice program.
Brad Bailey campaign
Campaign website · bradbaileycampaign.com
“is fully implemented and expanded during the next Legislative Session”
Supports improving insurance and disaster response.
Brad Bailey campaign
Campaign website · bradbaileycampaign.com
“Improving insurance and state and federal disaster response is a huge priority for Brad Bailey.”
Opposes amnesty; supports enforcing immigration laws.
Brad Bailey campaign
Campaign website · bradbaileycampaign.com
“He opposes all attempts at amnesty”

Moniqua' S. Scott

Democratic

Attorney

The gist

Supports a transparent, nonpartisan redistricting process.
Supports expanding homestead exemptions and limiting local increases.
Supports expanding Medicaid and strengthening rural hospitals.
Supports stronger background checks and red flag laws.
Supports higher teacher pay; opposes privatizing public education.
Supports measures to prevent steep rent increases.

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Supports a transparent, nonpartisan redistricting process.
Scott for House District 15
Campaign website · scottforhd15.com
“I’m committed to fighting for a transparent, nonpartisan redistricting process”
Supports expanding homestead exemptions and limiting local increases.
Scott for House District 15
Campaign website · scottforhd15.com
“expands homestead exemptions and limits local increases”
Supports expanding Medicaid and strengthening rural hospitals.
Scott for House District 15
Campaign website · scottforhd15.com
“I support expanding Medicaid, strengthening rural hospitals, and investing in mental health services”
Supports stronger background checks and red flag laws.
Scott for House District 15
Campaign website · scottforhd15.com
“stronger background checks, red flag laws”
Supports higher teacher pay; opposes privatizing public education.
Scott for House District 15
Campaign website · scottforhd15.com
“standing firmly against efforts to privatize or defund public education”
Supports measures to prevent steep rent increases.
Scott for House District 15
Campaign website · scottforhd15.com
“implementing measures to prevent rapid and staggering rent increases”

Jessi Cowart

Libertarian

IT project manager

The gist

Supports using surplus to buy down school property taxes.
Supports ending taxpayer-funded lobbying.
Pledges to vote to reduce government spending.
Opposes government mass surveillance of law-abiding people.
Supports abolishing civil asset forfeiture.
Supports Defend the Guard limits on combat deployments.
Proposes decriminalizing non-violent, victimless offenses.

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Supports using surplus to buy down school property taxes.
Issues — Cowart for Texas
Campaign website · cowartfortexas.com
“leverage our state budget surplus to buy down school district M&O tax rates”
Supports ending taxpayer-funded lobbying.
Issues — Cowart for Texas
Campaign website · cowartfortexas.com
“I support ending taxpayer-funded lobbying”
Pledges to vote to reduce government spending.
Issues — Cowart for Texas
Campaign website · cowartfortexas.com
“I will vote to reduce the size of government, limit unnecessary spending”
Opposes government mass surveillance of law-abiding people.
Issues — Cowart for Texas
Campaign website · cowartfortexas.com
“Government should investigate people suspected of crimes, not build systems capable of tracking everyone”
Supports abolishing civil asset forfeiture.
Issues — Cowart for Texas
Campaign website · cowartfortexas.com
“I will fight to abolish this unconstitutional practice”
Supports Defend the Guard limits on combat deployments.
Issues — Cowart for Texas
Campaign website · cowartfortexas.com
“I support Defend the Guard legislation”
Proposes decriminalizing non-violent, victimless offenses.
Issues — Cowart for Texas
Campaign website · cowartfortexas.com
“I propose decriminalizing non-violent, victimless offenses”

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 8 issues covered in this race.